YARGH! Web usability! A serious post from a goofy Pirate. - GoFuckYourself.com

Chio The Pirate · 03-31-2005, 05:02 PM

YARGH! Web usability! A serious post from a goofy pirate.

It's an old book but if you do anything web related you should read: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...199785-5738333

A lot of designers, and program owners would benefit from applying simple web usability concepts. So many sites are poorly designed from a user standpoint.

Whenever I have a new site built, or redesign an existing site. I always ask friends/surfers to take a look, and comment.

This information is invaluable.

Some things that seem so obvious to you, are not even noticed by average users.

You designed it, so you are aware of what *you* think users should be clicking on, looking at, etc. You may be surprised to find out they aren't noticing what you thought would be *so* obvious.

Order this book, and read it. It's a small investment that will payoff quite nicely.

Please send any flames to Theo

Pirate mode re-enabled:
YARGH! Where's me pegelg wax, Club me parrot, Treasure me booty! YARGH! that's better.

Meta Ridley · 03-31-2005, 05:05 PM

YARGH! Looks Usefull. I like this quote from the reviews:

1. Don't make me think: Basically the web user does not want to venture into a site that requires them to figure it out. It should be self-evident. How do we use web pages:

a. We don't read pages, we scan them

b. We don't make optimal choices, we satisfice

c. We don't figure out, how things work, we muddle through

2. It doesn't matter how many times I click as long as each click is a mindless unambiguous choice

3. Get rid of half the words on each page, then get rid of half of what's left.

BRISK · 03-31-2005, 05:06 PM

Chio The Pirate · 03-31-2005, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan Greenspan

serious post from Chio The Pirate?

hmm, looks like a good book, do you have it and have you read it?

YARGH!, and YARGH!

pornstar2pac · 03-31-2005, 05:09 PM

as serious as hushpuppies at Long John Silver's

SmokeyTheBear · 03-31-2005, 05:09 PM

What are these so called "books" i hear about ?

jack.nasty · 03-31-2005, 05:13 PM

I readed about usability from Jakob Nielsen.
It just open you mind for something different. I think this stuff can help marketing a lot, for example, driving the surfer attention for convertion.
In my oppinion, the adult sites are very very well succeded in this point, just what the paysite tours for example. When done with some usability aspecs, the tour will converts more, no matter what.
There´s many reliable source of usability online, It´s a "must read" if you are trying to make money from the web.
-
Good pirate
Good thread!
Bum for that thread!

Fred Quimby · 03-31-2005, 05:15 PM

I know who you are so you should be more concerned abt your poker skills.

Chio The Pirate · 03-31-2005, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred Quimby

I know who you are so you should be more concerned abt your poker skills.

Me?

xclusive · 03-31-2005, 05:24 PM

More people should concentrate on useability good post

Chio The Pirate · 03-31-2005, 05:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xclusive

More people should concentrate on useability good post

YARGH! Thanks, and yes. Just some of the concepts in the book can help tremendously.

Robx · 03-31-2005, 06:32 PM

Let me guess, there's a map to your buried treasure on page 12, right?

Chio The Pirate · 04-01-2005, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robx

Let me guess, there's a map to your buried treasure on page 12, right?

YARGH! It's actually on page 156.

xfalmp · 04-01-2005, 03:26 PM

Wolfy · 04-01-2005, 04:02 PM

thanks chio

Chio The Pirate · 04-02-2005, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wolfy

thanks chio

YARGH!!!

mardigras · 04-02-2005, 02:52 PM

I'm working on a site so simple it makes Google's homepage look complicated

Chio The Pirate · 04-04-2005, 10:30 PM

YARGH!! I'd love to see it, and shameless bump for the PHX crowd, and a great book.

The good ship Chio sails... soon.

AHOY! me clammy clams!

03-31-2005, 05:02 PM	#1
Chio The Pirate Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: YARGH! On me big sailboat with the skull flags * * ICQ: 39-183769 Posts: 946	YARGH! Web usability! A serious post from a goofy Pirate. YARGH! Web usability! A serious post from a goofy pirate. It's an old book but if you do anything web related you should read: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...199785-5738333 A lot of designers, and program owners would benefit from applying simple web usability concepts. So many sites are poorly designed from a user standpoint. Whenever I have a new site built, or redesign an existing site. I always ask friends/surfers to take a look, and comment. This information is invaluable. Some things that seem so obvious to you, are not even noticed by average users. You designed it, so you are aware of what you think users should be clicking on, looking at, etc. You may be surprised to find out they aren't noticing what you thought would be so obvious. Order this book, and read it. It's a small investment that will payoff quite nicely. Please send any flames to Theo Pirate mode re-enabled: YARGH! Where's me pegelg wax, Club me parrot, Treasure me booty! YARGH! that's better. __________________ Need to get a site indexed in a few days? Want thousands of targeted, quality hits to your site? Want to beta test something that will revolutionize the way companies, and individuals advertise online.? Click here to take a look at Bliggo

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jack.nasty Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: São Paulo * Brazil * Posts: 1,361	Nice knowledge I readed about usability from Jakob Nielsen. It just open you mind for something different. I think this stuff can help marketing a lot, for example, driving the surfer attention for convertion. In my oppinion, the adult sites are very very well succeded in this point, just what the paysite tours for example. When done with some usability aspecs, the tour will converts more, no matter what. There´s many reliable source of usability online, It´s a "must read" if you are trying to make money from the web. - Good pirate Good thread! Bum for that thread! __________________ - - - - - - ICQ: 244-010-962 * Skype, Email & Msn: jack.nasty [at] gmail.com

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Meta Ridley Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The land of ruleface and kickass Posts: 3,433	YARGH! Looks Usefull. I like this quote from the reviews: 1. Don't make me think: Basically the web user does not want to venture into a site that requires them to figure it out. It should be self-evident. How do we use web pages: a. We don't read pages, we scan them b. We don't make optimal choices, we satisfice c. We don't figure out, how things work, we muddle through 2. It doesn't matter how many times I click as long as each click is a mindless unambiguous choice 3. Get rid of half the words on each page, then get rid of half of what's left.

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